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New Findings For Immigrant Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Abuse. 246 123 Andrew Grzegorek

New Findings For Immigrant Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Abuse.

Originally published on May 18, 2017 at NNEDV.com On May 18, 2017, seven national organizations – including Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence (APIGBV), ASISTA, Casa de Esperanza: National Latin@ Network, National Alliance to End Sexual Violence (NAESV), National Domestic Violence Hotline (NDVH), National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV), and Tahirih Justice Center – working…

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Immigrants’ Rights Supporters Take To The Streets In Los Angeles This Past Week. 640 356 Andrew Grzegorek

Immigrants’ Rights Supporters Take To The Streets In Los Angeles This Past Week.

SGG’s FRG Managing Partner Heather Poole and Family Detention Attorney Joyce Noche    

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Preparing for the Worst in the Trump Era 800 500 Amy Lenhert

Preparing for the Worst in the Trump Era

President Trump’s election has unfortunately ushered in a new sense of fear and dread among many immigrants and their families.  The President launched his campaign with decidedly anti-immigrant statements, and he appointed many immigration opponents to key positions, such as Attorney General Jeff Sessions. The administration announced new “enforcement priorities” to guide Immigration and Customs…

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DOJ Issues New Memorandum on the Enforcement of Immigration Law 609 547 Andrew Grzegorek

DOJ Issues New Memorandum on the Enforcement of Immigration Law

On April 11, 2017, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued a memorandum to all federal prosecutors entitled “Renewed Commitment to Immigration Enforcement.”  This memorandum called for increasing efforts to make certain categories of immigration offenses higher priorities for deportation.  Such offenses include alien smuggling, particularly cases that involve smuggling of three or more individuals. …

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Removal Order Reversed & Asylum Granted to Gay Man Who Fled Torture in Cameroon 1920 1280 Andrew Grzegorek

Removal Order Reversed & Asylum Granted to Gay Man Who Fled Torture in Cameroon

In our continuous commitment to pro bono representation of those with the greatest need, SGG represented a detained immigrant in a hard-fought asylum battle who fled to the U.S. after being tortured in his home country of Cameroon by the police and targeted for harassment and violence by his neighbors because he was gay. Our…

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Resolving Lengthy Delays Through The Federal Courts 1920 1497 Amy Lenhert

Resolving Lengthy Delays Through The Federal Courts

Good things come to those who wait, as the saying goes.  But sometimes waiting for the USCIS to act could cause significant hardships.  Perhaps your naturalization application has been delayed, and you’ve been waiting well beyond the normal processing times just to get an interview. Or, maybe your spouse’s immigrant visa application has been pending…

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Trump Executive Order Signals Major Shift in U.S. Visa Policy 1651 1080 David Strashnoy

Trump Executive Order Signals Major Shift in U.S. Visa Policy

UPDATE: Trump Travel Ban In Effect, Sowing Confusion Over Implementation and Prompting Legal Challenges Nationwide Updated 1/30/2017  In a major shift to U.S. visa policy, President Trump signed an Executive Order titled “Protecting the Nation from Terrorist Entry into the United States by Foreign Nationals” [full text] on January 27, 2017.  The order temporarily suspends…

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